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AEROCUBE 7C

Satellite. AEROCUBE 7C was launched on November 12, 2017 aboard a Antares 230 from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Aug 12, 2022).

COSPAR 2017-071GNORAD 43043United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Aerocube 7C
Common name
AEROCUBE 7C
Payload designation
AC-7C
Other names
OCSD C
International designator
2017-071G
NORAD catalog number
43043
GCAT identifier
S43043
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/877

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Defense
Program
Aerocube
Owner
AERO
Country
United States
Builder
Aerospace Corp.
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1.5U

Launch

Date
November 12, 2017 · 12:19 UTC
Launch record
2017-071Success
Spaceport
Wallops · pad Pad 0A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
449 km
Apogee
454 km
Inclination
51.64°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
August 12, 2022
Last known active
April 2019
End of operations
July 2022

Size

Mass
2 kg
Dry mass
2 kg
Total mass with attached objects
2 kg
Length
0.2 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111471117 (CC0).